[Solved] CSS Validation

I validated my CSS but got this Warning message

Line : 0 font-family: You are encouraged to offer a generic family as a last alternative

What does this mean? I'm new on this thing. Thanks for any replies. BTW, here's my CSS

Code:

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body{
    font:11pt times;
    margin-left:50px;
    margin-right:50px;
}
pre,tt{
    font:9pt courier new;
}
td{
    vertical-align:top;
    padding:3px;
}
.black{
    color:black;
}
.bordered{
    border:1px solid #c7c7c7;
}
.console{
    padding:3px;
    color:#c7c7c7;
    background:black;
}
.none{
    text-decoration:none;
}
.none:hover{
    text-decoration:underline;
}
.snippet{
    padding:3px;
    background:#efefef;
    border:1px solid #c7c7c7;
}
.wide{
    width:100%;
}

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It means something generic instead of a specific font like Verdana. Do something like this:

Code:

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font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;

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That is what I use on my website. It'll use Verdana. if it doesn't exist then it goes to arial, then helvetica. If none exist, then it chooses one that is sans-serif. sans-serif is a generic font because it doesn't specifically go to one font, but to any font that is sans-serif. You could also go with something else like serif. I'm not sure of the others off the top of my head though.

Hope that helps.

kasc,

This kinda funny. :bigyello: I've got no error or warning found on my CSS. What I actually did is remove the font-family. Anyways, I only want it to be 11pt times.

Code:

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body{
    font-size:11pt;
    margin-left:50px;
    margin-right:50px;
}
pre,tt{
    font-size:9pt;
}
td{
    vertical-align:top;
    padding:3px;
}
.black{
    color:black;
}
.bordered{
    border:1px solid #c7c7c7;
}
.console{
    padding:3px;
    color:#c7c7c7;
    background:black;
}
.none{
    text-decoration:none;
}
.none:hover{
    text-decoration:underline;
}
.snippet{
    padding:3px;
    background:#efefef;
    border:1px solid #c7c7c7;
}
.wide{
    width:100%;
}

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Thanks for the reply. I think it is solved for now.

Quote:

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Originally posted by brown monkey
Thanks for the reply. I think it is solved for now.

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Sure. Anytime :)